Defenseman Raises Money to Fight Against Cancer by Sam Scanlon ’19 Every eye in Schneider Arena is fixated on the home bench, as one by one the Friars enter the spotlight and take the ice, anchored by defenseman Vincent Desharnais ’19. Standing at 6’6”, Desharnais plays the role of intimidator and aggressor on the ice, […]
By Liza Sisk ’19 Sports Staff Abbey Wheeler ’20 is sprinting into a successful third year, leading the Providence College Track and Cross Country teams to glory. Wheeler, a native of Elmira, New York, was recruited by the Friars her senior year of high school and has been an asset to the team ever since. […]
Athlete of the Week: Catarina Rocha By: Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff On Oct. 28, on a brisk day in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Providence College’s Men and Women’s Cross Country teams were involved in the Big East Cross Country Championships with the men’s team finishing in fourth as a collective, while the women’s team finished second. […]
by Sam Scanlon ’19 Sport Staff With the Fall season underway, the Providence College Swimming and Diving Program is hoping for a successful season in the pool. This year, the women will be led by an extremely talented group of upperclassmen swimmers and divers, including Kendall Jerzyk ’18, who has already made a splash […]
By: Lauren Altmeyer ’17 Julian Oakley ’G has been running for the Providence College Cross Country and Track teams since the 2012-2013 season. All the way from Tauranga, New Zealand, Oakley came to Providence mainly because of Ray Treacy. He told Big East, “He’s a great coach, he’s got a great record that really just […]
by Sam Scanlon ’19 The Providence College Men’s Lacrosse team certainly does not lack offensive firepower. However, the core of this squad can be found in its defensive unit. Led by Jarrod Neumann ’17, the Friars’ defense has been an outstanding complement to their fast paced offense. Neumann has emerged as one of the best […]